In the search to create jobs and build economic viability of communities the practice of industrial recruitment is typical in Central Oregon.
Typically referred to as “chasing smokestacks,” Maupin has done its share of trying to attract businesses offering living/family wage jobs but, to date has not been successful with it.
Denny Ross, Maupin’s charismatic Mayor since 2003, remembers one conversation with a fellow graduate of Maupin High School who was talking about several companies that would perhaps like to locate in Maupin.
“He asked me what kind of incentives the City could offer to make a sweeter deal. I told him to tell his company friends that, in Maupin, you can go fishing at 6:00 am, go to work at 10:00, work until 6:00 pm, and fish until dark. Maupin is the deal. The people we want here want to live in Maupin before they get here,” said Ross. More about Cemtral Oregon Economic Development.